conscious

[ kon-shuhs ]

/ ˈkɒn ʃəs /

adjective

aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.

fully aware of or sensitive to something (often followed by of): conscious of one's own faults; He wasn't conscious of the gossip about his past.

having the mental faculties fully active: He was conscious during the operation.

known to oneself; felt: conscious guilt.

aware of what one is doing: a conscious liar.

aware of oneself; self-conscious.

deliberate; intentional: a conscious insult; a conscious effort.

acutely aware of or concerned about: money-conscious; a diet-conscious society.

Obsolete. inwardly sensible of wrongdoing.

noun

the conscious, Psychoanalysis. the part of the mind comprising psychic material of which the individual is aware.

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adverb, conjunction

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Origin of conscious

1625–35; < Latin conscius sharing knowledge with, equivalent to con- con- + sci- (stem of scīre to know; see science) + -us -ous; cf. nice

SYNONYMS FOR conscious

2 knowing, percipient.

synonym study for conscious

2. Conscious, aware, cognizant refer to an individual sense of recognition of something within or without oneself. Conscious implies to be awake or awakened to an inner realization of a fact, a truth, a condition, etc.: to be conscious of an extreme weariness. Aware lays the emphasis on sense perceptions insofar as they are the object of conscious recognition: He was aware of the odor of tobacco. Cognizant lays the emphasis on an outer recognition more on the level of reason and knowledge than on the sensory level alone: He was cognizant of their drawbacks.

OTHER WORDS FROM conscious

con·scious·ly, adverbhalf-con·scious, adjectivehalf-con·scious·ly, adverbhalf-con·scious·ness, noun

non·con·scious, adjectivenon·con·scious·ly, adverbnon·con·scious·ness, nouno·ver·con·scious, adjectiveo·ver·con·scious·ly, adverbo·ver·con·scious·ness, nounqua·si-con·scious, adjectivequa·si-con·scious·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH conscious

conscience conscious

Words nearby conscious

conscience-stricken, conscientious, conscientious objection, conscientious objector, conscionable, conscious, conscious uncoupling, consciousness, consciousness raising, consciousness-expanding, consciousness-raising

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He saw that she was but half-conscious, and thanked heaven for this kindly solace to his heart-breaking farewell.
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British Dictionary definitions for half-conscious (1 of 2)

half-conscious

adjective

only partially alert and awake

British Dictionary definitions for half-conscious (2 of 2)

conscious

/ (ˈkɒnʃəs) /

adjective

alert and awake; not sleeping or comatose
aware of one's surroundings, one's own thoughts and motivations, etc

aware of and giving value or emphasis to a particular fact or phenomenonI am conscious of your great kindness to me
(in combination)clothes-conscious

done with full awareness; deliberatea conscious effort; conscious rudeness

denoting or relating to a part of the human mind that is aware of a person's self, environment, and mental activity and that to a certain extent determines his choices of action
(as noun)the conscious is only a small part of the mind

Compare unconscious

Derived forms of conscious

consciously, adverbconsciousness, noun

Word Origin for conscious

C17: from Latin conscius sharing knowledge, from com- with + scīre to know

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Medical definitions for half-conscious

conscious

[ kŏn′shəs ]

adj.

Having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts.

Intentionally conceived or done; deliberate.

n.

In psychoanalysis, the component of waking awareness perceptible by a person at any given instant.

Other words from conscious

con′scious•ly adv.